Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will return to his homeland by the weekend, following cancer surgery last month. "God willingly, I will return in the next few days," the convalescing leader said from Cuba on Sunday on the Venezuelan state-run news channel VTV. "Today is the 13th day after surgery. My vitals are completely normal. I'm in good state of health overall, with no complications." The tumor Cuban doctors removed late last month was smaller than another tumor removed in June, Chavez said in an earlier statement. Chavez has said he is scheduled to undergo radiation treatment.